Bahasa Melayu

bersila

Bahasa Melayu

English

sit cross-legged, sit in lotus position

To sit with both legs folded across each other.

برسيلا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Anak-anak itu duduk bersila di atas tikar.

    The children sat cross-legged on the mat.

  2. Dia selalu bersila ketika membaca buku di ruang tamu.

    He always sits cross-legged when reading in the living room.

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bersila

Used for sitting with the legs folded across each other.

Word family

Common derived forms

mempersilakan
to invite
sila
please; welcome

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.